Archives Appraisal, Acquisition and Use

Dept. Code: 
INFO
Course Number: 
635
Course Credits: 
3
Course Instructor: 
Susan Malbin; Anthony Cocciolo
Course Format: 
Lecture
Offered Online: 
No

This course wrestles with some key issues that pertain to archival collection policy. Students will explore why materials are being accepted or solicited for an archive; how society or an organization is "Documented." How archival materials will be used; who will use archival materials and why. Students should be able to design an appraisal or acquisition policy for a collecting institution that will serve the archives larger mission at the end of the course.